How the First Vincent van Gogh Piece Was Acquired in the US: Book Excerpt
Blake Gopnik recounts how the Albert Barnes Foundation started its collection of modern art via an excerpt from his book, ...
The Art Newspaper1d
Matisse wanted to buy a Van Gogh portrait—instead, his brother bought a bicycle
Matisse, then a 29-year-old struggling artist, discovered Van Gogh’s work at Ambroise Vollard’s gallery in Paris. He fell in ...
The Art Newspaper22d
A Van Gogh drawing—with what is almost certainly the artist's fingerprint—goes to auction at Sotheby's
It was finally published in the September issue, making it one of the first Van Gogh works to be reproduced in a printed publication. Vincent had posted the small sketch (14 x 17 cm) to his ...
The Associated Press on MSN17d
A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh
shedding its seeds on a book made from lead sheets, while “Sol Invictus” shows a sunflower towering over the artist, who is ...
Newsday17d
A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh
A huge dried sunflower hangs upside down in a glass cabinet, shedding its seeds on a book made from ... includes some of his sketches from his trip retracing Van Gogh's footsteps.